afu

See also: AFU and āfù

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	афу
Roman

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧fu

Noun

afu

1. forgiveness
2. apology

   Synonym: (dialect) üzür

Declension

Declension of afu

	singular	plural
nominative	afu	afular
genitive	afunıñ	afularnıñ
dative	afuğa	afularğa
accusative	afunı	afularnı
locative	afuda	afularda
ablative	afudan	afulardan

Derived terms

• afu etilgen
• afu etmek
• afu soramaq

 

References

• “afu”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Japanese

Romanization

afu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あふ

Kom (Cameroon)

Adverb

afu

1. there, over there (in a place away from and not visible to the speaker or listener(s))

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔapVj (˜x-) (“bellows”).

Noun

afu

1. forging

Derived terms

• afu-het
• afu-ākŋ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• a fuder (South Brazil, slang, colloquial)
• afudê (South Brazil, slang, colloquial)

Etymology

Clipping of a fuder (“cool, nice; much, a lot”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfu/

• Hyphenation: a‧fu

Determiner

afu (invariable)

2. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) much; many; a lot of; lots of

   Synonyms: muito, (Mozambique) bastante, maningue

   Tenho coisa afu pra fazer.

   I have many things to do.

   Choveu água afu.

   It rained a lot.

4. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) too much; too many (an excessive amount of)

   Synonym: demais

   Não gosto daqui. Tem gente afu.

   I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Adverb

afu (not comparable)

2. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)

   Synonyms: muito, bastante, (Mozambique) maningue, (informal) bem, (archaic) mui

   Te curto afu.

   I like you very much.

   Tá frio afu, piá.

   It is very cold, bro.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English half and halve.

Noun

afu

1. half

Adjective

afu

1. half

Verb

afu

1. to halve

Etymology 2

Possibly from English have to.

Verb

afu

1. must, to have to (auxiliary verb)

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fu]

Noun

afu

1. Endospermum moluccanum

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fu]

Verb

afu

1. (transitive) to release, let go

Conjugation

Conjugation of afu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toafu	foafu	miafu
2nd	noafu	niafu
3rd	Masculine	oafu	iafu, yoafu†
Feminine	moafu
Neuter	iafu
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Thao

Noun

afu

1. rice

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈavɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)vi/
• Rhymes: -avɨ̞

Noun

afu m (plural afuau)

1. (South Wales) liver

   Synonym: iau

Derived terms

• caledwch afu
• llid yr afu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afu	unchanged	unchanged	hafu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yogad

Noun

afú

1. grandchild